Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 23AHCV01074, Date: 2023-09-13 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23AHCV01074    Hearing Date: September 13, 2023    Dept: 3

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - NORTHEAST DISTRICT

 

ERIK LARSEN,

                   Plaintiff(s),

          vs.

 

HARNESS POWER, INC.,

 

                   Defendant(s).

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      CASE NO.: 23AHCV01074

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: MOTION TO BE RELIEVED

 

Dept. 3

8:30 a.m.

September 13, 2023

 

 

 

 

Craig E. Guenther of Booth, Mitchel & Strange, LLP seeks to be relieved as counsel of record for plaintiff Erik Larsen (“Plaintiff’) on grounds that there has been a breakdown in the attorney-client relationship.  Absent a showing of resulting prejudice, an attorney’s request for withdrawal should be granted.  (People v. Prince (1968) 268 Cal.App.2d 398, 406.) 

The Court notes that trial in this matter is not yet set and no prejudice will result from granting this motion.  However, Item 6 of the proposed order identifies the provided address as Plaintiff’s “last known” address, which contradicts counsel’s declaration that he was able to confirm Plaintiff’s address as “current.”  Accordingly, the hearing on this motion to be relieved is CONTINUED to _______ so that counsel may submit either a revised proposed order indicating in Item 6 that the provided address is Plaintiff’s current address, or, in the alternative, submit a revised declaration checking Item b(2) and identifying counsel’s efforts to locate a current address.  Any revised documents should be submitted no later than 5 days before the hearing date.

Moving party to give notice.

 

Dated this 13th day of September 2023    

 

 

 

 

William A. Crowfoot

Judge of the Superior Court

 

 

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at ALHDEPT3@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit on the tentative as directed by the instructions provided on the court website at www.lacourt.org.  Please be advised that if you submit on the tentative and elect not to appear at the hearing, the opposing party may nevertheless appear at the hearing and argue the matter.  Unless you receive a submission from all other parties in the matter, you should assume that others might appear at the hearing to argue.  If the Court does not receive emails from the parties indicating submission on this tentative ruling and there are no appearances at the hearing, the Court may, at its discretion, adopt the tentative as the final order or place the motion off calendar.